French AF TBM-700 mishap at SXB

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Joel Vogt
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French AF TBM-700 mishap at SXB

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As reported by the french newspaper L'Alsace, a French AF TBM-700 had a minor mishap this morning at Strasbourg-Entzheim (SXB), leading to the airport being closed for a while. In gusty wind conditions, the a/c with six people on board had a hard landing, leading to a burst tyre and damaged propeller blades. A couple of flights were diverted south to Basel-Mulhouse.

http://www.lalsace.fr/actualite/2013/11 ... -militaire
(sorry, just French available)

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Re: French AF TBM-700 mishap at SXB

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The aircraft in question was serial no. 78 , coded "XE".

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